Multan, Buoyed by the overwhelming success of their spinners, Pakistan are contemplating going into the second Take a look at in opposition to the West Indies with simply three specialist spin bowlers and no tempo bowler.
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Sources near the crew mentioned that the administration was eager on including opener, Imam ul Haq to the enjoying eleven which might imply they’d play the Take a look at with eight batters.
Pakistan performed only one pacer in Khurrum Shehzad within the first Take a look at that ended on the third day. It was shortest Take a look at held in Pakistan by way of ball bowled .
The three spinners, Sajid Khan, Noman Ali and Abrar Ahmed took all 20 wickets within the match.
“The team management feels that since the spinners have been in top form and Salman Ali Agha and Kamran Ghulam are also capable part time spinners, it would be better to play with an additional batsman to bolster the batting,” a PCB supply mentioned.
Imam, who final performed in a Take a look at in early 2024 in Australia, is predicted to open with Muhammad Hurraira with captain Shan Masood coming at quantity three.
The Multan Take a look at additionally noticed West Indies spinner, Jomal Warrican take 11 wickets within the match together with 7 for 32 within the second innings as Pakistani batters additionally struggled to get runs with 4 half centuries scored within the recreation.
Pakistan have gained their final three Assessments in Multan by large margins with the spinners exerting complete domination over England and West Indies.
Left armer, Noman and off-break bowler, Sajid took 39 wickets between them in opposition to England in two assessments and one other 15 in opposition to the Windies.
Pakistan possible eleven: Shan Masood , Saud Shakeel, Imam ul Haq, Muhammad Hurraira, Babar Azam, Kamran Ghulam, Muhammad Rizwan, Salman Ali Agha, Abrar Ahmed, Noman Ali and Sajid Khan.